Police officer · Raleigh, NC
Police officer in Raleigh: $1,191/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Raleigh at $65,860 a year. About 2,430 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $55,620 and the 90th is $80,870. Pay ranks 231st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,191 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 39 miles away, at $1,512 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,191
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,860
$55,620 to $80,870
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
2,430
Location quotient 0.76
Pay rank
231st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $65,860.
- Taxes$1,085
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$1,191
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,860
- Federal income tax
- −$5,723
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,038
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,257
- Take-home pay
- $52,841
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$1,191 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $1,512/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Raleigh?
$65,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,430 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Raleigh?
$1,191 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 39 miles away, leaves $1,512 a month, more than Raleigh.